Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 3:50 PM GMT-12 (03:50 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 230 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 3:50 PM GMT-12
UTC: 2020-12-14 03:50:08 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.322° N, 179.998° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 11.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 341°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d20x (also filed as ak020g18n6bo). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.